Living in California is not for the faint of heart. Between the wildfires and droughts alone there is a lot to worry about and to protect against. But Kim Kardashian is blissfully unbothered. The LA Times recently found that the reality TV mogul exceeded her budgeted water by the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District by 232,000 gallons in June. She was one of several celebrities issued “notices of exceedance” by the District for exceeding their limit by 150% or more at least four times since a drought emergency was declared at the end of last year. The properties are now potentially subject to the instillation of water flow restriction devices that could turn Kardashian’s luxurious showers into something you’d find at Bonnaroo (could you imagine?!).
Among the other offenders was also Kim’s sister Kourtney, who exceeded her allotment — which the agency determines based on the number of occupants and the amount of irrigated land on a property — by 101,000 gallons. Neither Kardashian responded to the Times’ requests for comment. Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union were also issued a notice. They blamed their excess of 90,000 gallons in June and a staggering 489,000 gallons in May on a problem with their pool. The couple said in a statement, “We have replaced all parts of our pool system that [have] to do with water flow and leakage in addition to converting to synthetic grass and drought tolerant plants to reduce our water usage. We will continue to work with the city and the water distribution company to make sure this isn’t an issue moving forward.”
